Feather Damaging Behaviour in Pet Parrots

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Title
Feather Damaging Behaviour in Pet Parrots
Source
ZOOL 567, Fall 2021
Contributor
Canva
Creative Commons
"Bird toy supplies" by driph is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Creator
Baek, Han Kyeol
Description
This infographic is an overview of feather damaging behaviour in parrots that are in captivity. It explores how this behaviour can negatively affect the well-being of pet parrots and measures to possibly prevent it. The possible causes of the behaviour are explained with the importance of understanding this behaviour as an owner/future owner of a parrot discussed as well.
References
[1] Costa, P., Macchi, E., Valle, E., De Marco, M., Nucera, D. M., Gasco, L., & Schiavone, A. (2016). An association between feather damaging behavior and corticosterone metabolite excretion in captive African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus).
PeerJ, 4, Article No.: e2462. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2462
[2] Kubiak, M. (2015). Feather plucking in parrots. In Practice, 37(2), 87-95. https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.h234
[3] Kinkaid, H. Y. M., Mills, D. S., Nichols, S. G., Meagher, R. K., & Mason, G. J. (2013). Feather-damaging behaviour in companion parrots: An initial analysis of potential demographic risk factors. Avian Biology Research, 6(4), 289-296. https://doi.org/10.3184/175815513X13803574144572
[4] Acharya, R., & Rault, J.-L. (2020). Risk factors for feather-damaging behavior in companion parrots: A social media study. Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 40, 43-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2020.07.003
Date
December 1, 2021
Category
Social Behaviour
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